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Torah Bright of Australia soars mid-air on a snowboard, one arm raised, against a snowy mountain backdrop during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.
Ross Rebagliati of Canada snowboarding around a blue gate marked with the Nagano 1998 Winter Olympics logo during the giant slalom event.
Shaun White, wearing a white suit and orange Olympic bib, performs an aerial snowboard trick in the men's halfpipe final at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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